We've got more odd creations
and far out gadgets from our leisurely
Saturday and
Sunday at the Maker Faire. If you liked round one, check out round two to see more from the Faire and find out
about this robot made from scrounged and garage sale parts. See you next year, Maker Faire!
Do not look at the man behind the curtain.
Marque Cornblatt is at the controls of Sparky 1.0, the bot
pictured above. Sparky 1.0 is a 'roving self portrait' , another in a series of art projects by Marque.
Graffiti Research Lab brought their portable lab (AKA matte black school
bus). They used conductive paint to create traces to power LEDs mounted in strategic locations. Pictured is one of
their programmable controllers for cycling the LEDs.
Lee Krasnow showed off his sweet modified table saw he uses to create
precision wood puzzles and boxes.
If you find the rising cost of gas
alarming, you might consider modding a diesel van to run on vegetable oil like
Brandon Woll. His van features his own custom made oil pre-heater dubbed the
"hot potato veg oil heater."
Now you don't have to wait for your pictures
to come back to see those red eyes. The light from the LEDs in the goggles built by
Rebecca Hinden reflects in others eyes making all your friends look posessed.
The rear end of
Damien Stolarz's MP3car Toyota has just a few aftermarket bits. We couldn't
pry people out of the inside to grab photos of the passenger area.
Mark VandeWettering built his own enigma machine out of his old Atar 2600. He even
put vintage graphics on his ENIGMA MACHINE cartridge.
This uh, slightly overbilt
reading lamp was covered by
hack-a-day recently. It's
touchpad controlled, network enabled and could probably jack up your car in a pinch.
This weather baloon rises up and down via
text message commands. The message triggers a garage door opener that uses a bicycle wheel to act as a crude winch to
let out and reel in the line.
Zigbee is hopefullly the future replacement for
the elderly x10. Zigbee has potential, but the dollhouse needs some work.
Forget to water your plants? How about one that just requires battery changes every so often.
Philip Ross built some enclosed hydroponic systems.
Another one of the toys that Segway brought was
their
Centaur
prototype.
The Bay Area Segway Enthusiasts Group showed
up and played a few rounds of
whack the ball at the crowd. Segway
polo. Yeah, that's
Steve "The Enforcer" Wozniak weilding his polo mallet.
posted April 24th 2006 12:24PM
I love playing segway polo!
but with equestrian polo, the player's vital body parts are covered strategically with the horse. Only a little pole to cover these guys? I'd rethink how this game would be played hehe. I want segway to make rollerblades!
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Man, who's up for some Little Rascal motorized scooter football? I cant do it on Fridays, that when I have my angioplasties.
Frankly hasn't the Segway proved to be a product that just couldn't catch on? For whatever reason it just didn't enthuse people the way Kamen expected.
I feel a little embarrassed for the people trying to promote them at these places.
Before anyone drones the obvious, yes I've ridden one and it's cute but not life-changing. More like a briefly amusing sideshow ride than a product that will change the way cities are built.
I’m also not saying we don’t need a better way to get around but this isn’t it.
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anything like this on the east coast?
gracia00,
The Segway Polo players aren't promoting Segways, they are playing Segway Polo.
Yes, I do think you are right that the Segway hasn't caught on like some people expected. Perhaps it's ahead of it's time. With gas prices expected to be over $5 a gallon by the end of the summer, maybe we'll get some more great ideas...
- Jon
glacia,
In my opinion, the Segway was a marketing failure, not a product failure. They made such a huge fuss over the product that the real innovation behind it was lost in the fanfare. If they had just announced another "gizmo" and had a tiered pricing model (Model A - $1500, Model B - $2500, Model C - $3500), they would have made their money back by volume. Instead they hyped it up, charged a bundle for them, and are now doomed to the dreaded gadget "could-have-beens". Just my opinion, of course.
I have never used one of these Segway machines are they really good, if they are i might get one.
Actually the robot is being operated by my friend Gary Xaoui, he was helping Marque out in the booth. I must have just missed you guys taking that pic, I was right there at the time.
Allen
I agree that the marketing was a horrible failure. But it's also a case of more technology thrown at something than is necessary. And that is where the expense comes from. 10 processors and 5 gyroscopes for something that gets about 2 hours of operation in something that will in the end cost you close to $4000 for the low end model.
It also wasn't thought through very well. In some places you can't even operate it legally because they're too slow for the road and too fast for the sidewalk.
Basic Instinct
It depends on your definition of good. I would say try one and then ask if it's worth the $4K to you. Also check your local laws and see if you can even operate it where you live.
The Segway would have been a great idea...
if I didn't already have two legs...
Donkey Polo beats Segway Polo anyday. Nothing like riding a slow as hell donkey and then someone whips it in the ass to make it run.
I was there; 'twas really cool.
Did anyone catch a glimpse of the Mythbusters guys playing Segway polo besides me? I wish I had a camera one me then...
does that first image remind anyone else of the robot thing in "Brazil" ?
Dan,
Tell you what, let's both need to go 5 miles for a meeting across town - you use your legs, I'll use my Segway. I'll get there calm and collected. You'll get there (a lot later) sweaty. You will definitely get more exercise in this example, and I'll go to the gym - which I need to do more, I'll admit.
I guess you can replace your car with your legs also. You could replace airplanes with your legs too, if you can swim real far...
- Jon
i think a segway wud be sooo cool to have if i cud afford it. if i ever get one all i would do is play polo.
instead of the segway I would rather just get a mo-ped bike, much faster and much cheaper.
Ummm... Segways too fast for the sidewalk? They can go as slow as a couple inches per minute if they choose to, how is that too fast exactly??
That's a pretty weak explanation if ever I've heard one! Segway Polo rocks, and is more fun than can possibly be explained to anyone who hasn't played. Yes, that's about all I use the Segway for anymore. So what? =)
#15, I'd get there pretty calm and collected too, because I'm not a fatty.
Ease up on the big macs, and you won't need electronic assistance to walk :D
Yep, I caught the Mythbusters on the Segways playing polo...
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